Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein
Objects, Food, Rooms
"Tender Buttons" is an avant-garde collection of prose poetry, divided into three sections: "Objects," "Food," and "Rooms." The book is renowned for its experimental, stream-of-consciousness style, and its abstract, often nonsensical language. It challenges traditional narrative and linguistic structures, creating a unique exploration of everyday objects and experiences. The work is a significant contribution to modernist literature and a pioneering example of feminist writing.
The 2507th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1914
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 40-60
- Words
- 25,000
- Original Language
- English
- Alternate Titles
- None
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- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
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